Tag: Tech4Dev Sprints
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Goalkeep at the Tech4Dev Sprint Jan 2023
How do we build data culture within nonprofits, and what does that even mean? … is a question we have been obsessing over at Goalkeep this past year. We’ve figured that one key element of data culture is the ability to put data into the hands of individuals and teams with minimal repetitive effort. But…
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Goa: My First Sprint
I almost didn’t make it to this sprint, but more on that later. I did make it to Goa and Goa didn’t disappoint. The sprint location was wonderful, the weather was gorgeous and beach shacks were close by for local food and drinks. The cool, crisp mornings and stunning sunsets book-ended the day nicely. We…
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My First Tech4Dev Sprint
This blog is written by Ishan Koradia EMPATHY I recently attended my first-ever sprint organized by Tech4Dev in Goa, a place where people from diverse ethnic backgrounds live in harmony and speak their own dialects. Given its pluralist roots, I feel it was the perfect location to bring together all the NGOs. It was very…
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An open-source community / ecosystem being built – Work in Progress!
It was great attending the quarterly Tech4Dev sprint in Goa. I reached Goa on Sunday, 15th Jan in the afternoon and left on the morning of Wednesday, 18th Jan. The programme was divided into Avni and Glific sprints with some overlap between them. For people of my generation, the Information Technology revolution (which is no…
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Goa Jan Sprint – Recap and Reflections
Have been in Goa for 8 days now, first for the BMW Responsible Leaders Conference in North Goa, and then for the Tech4Dev sprint in South Goa. I’m hoping that other folks from the OpenBrackets, Development Data Platform and Glific teams will soon post their version of the sprint events. The Avni Project has already…
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India Trip Report + Tech4Dev 1st Team Retreat – Jaipur – Dec 2022
Another India trip, another bout of inspiration, validation, energy and excitement. Trying to condense my thoughts and feelings as I get ready to head back home to spend time with the kids – Maya and PJ, as they come back from college. I just look back at amazement over the past year and see how…
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Tech4Dev Sprint: Supporting tech use for non-profits as a collective
This blog is written by Sebastian Leidig, from Aam Digital This September, Tech4Dev has invited us, Aam Digital, a few NGOs, and other members of the collective to Dehradun for another one-week “sprint.” There are already a lot of enthusiastic reports and reflections on the blog. I will try to highlight the biggest insights I…
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Tech4Dev Second Education Sprint: Power of Community and Technology.
This blog is written by Aparna Singh, from Suno Sunao Its been a long time since I have written a piece or blog to share my experiences. Being inspired by fellow attendees at the Project Tech4Dev sprint, here I am sharing mine. Being in the development sector for more than 5 years I have been…
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Education cohort — sprint 2
This is a second in series of a four part update on our Education cohort. Read the first part here — link Brief intro On Friday 16th September, Glific concluded the second of the four education cohort sprints of the year. Glific’s Education cohort is a year long engagement with NGO partners who work towards improving learning…
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Second education sprint: Learnings from NGOs
The second education sprint again made me realize the importance of collaboration of various NGOs in the same domain. Glific NGOs discussing their challenges and what we can do better Learnings I am taking with me: Glific is an enabler to many NGOs in their respective programs. There are still many things that Glific can…